1288. Chapter 1288 Confession

Murong Ke will take action today. In addition to not wanting to waste time, he also has found out that the case of the Pan family and the Feng family was indeed related to the clan and the Cao family. When the late emperor ascended the throne and the treasury was empty, the late emperor ordered to increase taxes on merchants, South Vietnam and Tianjin. Kou City is the top priority, Jinkou City is a special place, merchants dare not pay taxes, but it is different in South Vietnam. Back then, headed by the Pan family, no one in the entire business was willing to pay taxes.

The Governor of South Vietnam, Cao Jingyao, could not collect tax revenue, so he wanted to take out the Pan family and the Feng family and fabricate their crimes. Cao Jingyao framed the two families for selling illegal salt. Someone in the clan immediately secretly supported and helped cover up the fabrication. The late emperor, for the sake of the national treasury, Turning a blind eye, he ordered the Pan and Feng families to be confiscated and sent into exile. The clan back then was more powerful than today. They withheld half of the tax money on the way and wrote an IOU directly to the late emperor. The late emperor was unstable at that time, so he With these clans controlling everything in South Vietnam.

The Pan and Feng families were framed. They did not sell illegal salt back then. It was the Cao family who actually smuggled salt out to sea. Hundreds of members of the Pan family and the Feng family all died unjustly in the Cao family's frame-up. Such a huge injustice. , even if they have no descendants to redress their grievances, Murong Ke cannot let the Cao family go.

"Have you all confessed?" Murong Ke stood outside the prison. Listening to the cries coming from inside, he knew that they were using torture to extract confessions.

Lu Xiangzhi whispered, "Except for Sun Jiasheng, everyone else couldn't bear the punishment and confessed. All the private salt and coal in South Vietnam came from Cao Xingyu. No one else dared to steal this business. Sun Jiasheng should be Cao Xingyu." The people he met were always covering up and doing things for him.”

Murong Ke curled his lips and smiled, that smile looked terrifying, "Can Cao Xingyu control the entire South Vietnam by himself?"

"According to other people's confessions, someone else in Kyoto was involved." Lu Xiangzhi handed a confession to Murong Ke.

"Marquis Ping, Prince Dongjun, Prince Wen, Luo Jincheng..." Murong Ke recited the names above, with a layer of frost in his eyes, "It seems to be consistent with what we investigated. The clan has a lot of involvement in South Vietnam." people."

Lu Xiangzhi said, "We still don't know who wanted to assassinate the young prince on the way."

Murong Ke said calmly, "You will always be found out after interrogation. Have you gone to arrest Cao Xingyu?"

"Song Jiong has already led people to capture him." Lu Xiangzhi said.

"Very good, I want to interrogate him personally." Murong Ke said calmly, "South Vietnam will be over soon. After the injustice of the Pan and Feng families is made public, there should be a new governor here. "

Whether it was the case back then or the smuggling issue in South Vietnam, everything could be investigated within a month.

Lu Xiangzhi looked at Murong Ke's back, "Sixth Prince, don't you plan to stay in South Vietnam?"

Now he is the governor of South Vietnam. Listening to his words, does he want to leave here?

Lu Xiangzhi wanted to ask more questions, but he only saw Murong Ke's disappearing back.

Not long after, Song Jiong captured Cao Xingyu.

Murong Ke still met him in the study.

"Sixth Prince, what a good trick." Cao Xingyu looked at the man sitting behind the desk. He had seen Murong Ke twice today. The first time he regarded Murong Ke as his life-saving straw. This time, he changed It becomes a knife hanging around his neck.

"Compared with what Master Cao has done to South Vietnam over the years, what I have done is nothing but a big witch." Murong Ke smiled lightly.

Cao Xingyu gave a sarcastic smile, "The Sixth Prince turned out to be the Emperor's right-hand man. In the past six months, people have really thought that you are a thorn in the Emperor's side."

Not only him, but everyone who had bribed Murong Ke in the past six months knew that Murong Ke liked the queen, so he was always worried about the emperor. Especially when the news of the queen's death came out in Kyoto, they thought that Murong Ke must be filled with hatred. The emperor was dead. If it hadn't been for the war in Xiliang, the emperor might have replaced the governor of South Vietnam long ago, and it would be impossible for Murong Ke to stay here.

It turns out that all of this is fake, maybe even the fact that the Sixth Prince likes Lu Yaoyao is fake.

Murong Ke smiled lightly. Because of Yaoyao's incident, he really didn't want to see Murong Zhan again, but this was two different things from South Vietnam.

"I just want to know two things." Murong Ke said calmly, "Who wants to assassinate the young prince? Who poisoned the queen?"

"Sixth Prince, what are you talking about? The common people can't understand a word." Cao Xingyu asked with a smile.

Murong Ke said calmly, "It doesn't matter if you don't understand now, but you should still remember the fate of the Pan family and the Feng family. If others don't remember, you Cao family can't forget it."

Cao Xingyu's expression changed, "You want to frame our Cao family!"

"Framed?" Murong Ke looked at him amusedly, "Does the evidence that your Cao family sells illegal salt need to be framed by others? How many ships of illegal salt in the port belong to your Cao family?"

"Sixth Prince, what do you want?" Cao Xingyu said, "I can give you half of the Cao family's property."

Murong Ke glanced at him lazily, "Your Cao family's property has been confiscated. Now you are the only one who can decide the life or death of your Cao family."

"What good does this do to you?" Cao Xingyu's eyes turned red with anger, "If we fall, the whole of South Vietnam will also fall. Do you think this is a good thing for Jin State?"

"Cao Xingyu, you are too confident in yourself. South Vietnam will be fine without you." Murong Ke sneered. In the past six months, he has already supported another group of businessmen who can serve as useful merchants. Even if Cao Xingyu and Sun Jiasheng After coming down, South Vietnam still won't have much impact.

Cao Xingyu, who monopolized all business, is gone, which is a good thing for other small merchants in South Vietnam.

Cao Xingyu already understood that Murong Ke had expected this day and he was well prepared.

"Sixth Prince, you have done so much, besides offending others, what can you gain?" Cao Xingyu asked, he was still struggling and didn't believe that he would be defeated like this.

"Do you think I care who I offend? Lord Ping? Prince Dongjun? Prince Wenjun or Luo Jincheng?" Murong Ke asked with a half-smile.

Cao Xingyu's expression changed, did he know everything?

"Sixth Prince, Sun Jiasheng confessed." Song Jiong said outside the study door.

Murong Ke glanced at Cao Xingyu indifferently and said, "Please ask Master Cao to ask questions."

"Wait a minute." Cao Xingyu shouted. He knew that Murong Ke must have found out long ago. Even if he didn't tell, he would not end well. "Sixth Prince, I just ask you to let my family go." ."

Murong Ke sneered, "It depends on how much you say."

"I can tell you everything you want to know. If one person does the work, the other person will be responsible. At least... leave a drop of the blood of my Cao family." Cao Xingyu knew that he would definitely not survive, and now he could only pray that the whole family would not be executed.

"Why didn't your Cao family want to leave blood for the Pan family and the Feng family?" Lu Xiangzhi asked coldly from the side.